Knowledge Base

Cameras

Aim: To power the GigE cameras without the PoE injectors.

This topic applies when you have a 4-port Ethernet interface board to connect the GigE cameras to your EthoVision XT computer.

Prerequisites

• You have installed a 4-port Ethernet board. See Install an Ethernet Board for GigE Cameras.

Procedure

Power cable and connector types vary between computers. Many computers have a SATA 15-pin power connector. Use an adapter cable with a 4-pin female Molex connector at one end and a SATA 15-pin connector at the other end.

If a separate cable is not available, you can disconnect the cable that from the power supply (PSU) goes to the hard disk (HD) and connect that end to a Y adapter cable, whose other two ends go to the hard disk and to the Ethernet board.

Notes

• When your Ethernet board is not powered, you must power the camera using a Gigabit Power-over-Ethernet injector (PoE injector; one per camera). The data transfer rate of the PoE injector must be 1 Gbit/s. See Connect the GigE Camera to the PC.

Install Basler Camera Driver Software

Aim: To install the software that enables you to configure the camera, for example, to set the video frame rate or the exposure time.

IMPORTANT: Whenever possible, install the Basler driver software from the setup file of EthoVision XT, following the procedure below, not from the original Basler driver installation file Basler_pylon_[version number].exe. If, for any reason, you must install the driver from that file, follow the note at the end of this topic.

This topic applies to Basler GigE cameras (model name ending with gm or gc), and Basler USB cameras (model name ending with um).

Procedure (Recommended)

1. If you have not done so, download the EthoVision XT installation files from my.noldus.com.
2. Double-click EthoVision XT - Setup - [version number].exe. If you have already installed EthoVision XT, select Modify; otherwise select Install.
3. Under Drivers and Tools, select:
   • Basler GigE camera driver if you have Basler GigE cameras.
   • Basler USB camera driver if you have Basler USB 3.0 cameras.
4. Click Install/Update and continue with installation.
5. Next: Assign IP addresses.

Procedure (Manual Installation)

If you need to install the camera driver software from the original installation file, do the following:

1. If you have the installation file already, make sure that its version is the version that EthoVision XT uses. For Basler cameras, this is Basler_pylon_7.5.0. Skip the next step and go to step 3.
2. To download the driver, log in to my.noldus.com. Choose Downloads > EthoVision XT > Drivers and Tools. For Basler cameras, choose Basler Camera Driver. Extract its content and copy everything to the local disk.
3. Double-click the .exe file. Accept the Terms and Conditions, then click Next.
4. For the Basler driver: Under Profiles, select Custom and click Next.
5. For the Basler driver: Under Features, choose:
   • For GigE Vision cameras, GigE Camera Support.
   • For USB 3.0 cameras, USB Camera Support.
6. Also select:
   • pylon Viewer and
   • DirectShow Support.
7. Complete the installation.

Notes

• Always install the drivers that you download from the Noldus web site. Do not install drivers from other sources, unless requested by Noldus Support.

Settings of the Ethernet Board

Aim: If the camera is set up correctly based on this Help and you have checked all the system requirements and yet there are camera issues in EthoVision XT, for example dropped frames, it may be good to check the settings of the Ethernet interface board.

Procedure

1. In the Windows search field, type device. In the results list, click Device Manager.
2. Open the Network Adapters item.
3. Locate the item that has the same name as the network port connected to the camera.
4. Right-click that item in the Device Manager and select Properties, then click the Advanced tab.
5. Adjust the settings as follows:
   • Interrupt Moderation: Disabled.
   • Interrupt Moderation Rate: Off.
   • Receive Buffers: (set as required).
   • Jumbo Packet: 9014 Bytes.
6. Click the Power Management tab and de-select Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

Source: EthoVision XT 19 Help, Noldus Information Technology